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. >> ben crump, the attorney for trayvon martin's family saw this money as indicating something else, that you simply cannot trust what george zimmerman has to say. >> he did not come forthright to the court when he understood completely what the court was inquiring about his financial status and ability to pay a bond. it went so far that his attorney in inquired about that website. the special prosecutor's office in inquired about that website over and over again. >> reporter: in fairness we should point out trayvon martin's family is raising money online, for a foundation eventually used for advocacy work. so far the family raised $10,000. >>> a teacher at the center of a bully scandal said she did nothing wrong. she's accused of being one of the teachers who verbally abused a 10-year-old boy with autism. the boy's father taped some of the interaction. take a listen. >> what did you do in the library yesterday? look at sculptures. you looked at sculptures, what's what you did? did you look at ba books? yeah. did you see any books in the library or just looked at sculptures? >> said
. >> ben crump, the attorney for trayvon martin's family saw this money as indicating something else, that you simply cannot trust what george zimmerman has to say. >> he did not come forthright to the court when he understood completely what the court was inquiring about his financial status and ability to pay a bond. it went so far that his attorney in inquired about that website. the special prosecutor's office in inquired about that website over and over again. >>...
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>> help find ben and henry cleary. and there is over 6,000 hits today. this is where we're posting all the updates. we're on it 24 hours a day, posting updates, new pictures and clues about where they might be. and there is also a twitter. and i believe -- is that up? >> do you know the address? i'll make sure, i put it out on twitter, as well, and i'll put it on facebook, as well, all right? >> and i'll give the twitter address, in just a second. >> so dan, it is palpable, everyone here in the studio can feel it. this mother is in pain. bring the kids home. just do the right thing, man. good luck. >> thank you very much. >> god bless you, all right, and come back and we'll talk about the good times when it happens, all right. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. >>> whether we go over the fiscal cliff or not, the debt is a huge problem. and it is not just lawmaker's crisis, it is ours too, some americans are not waiting for politicians to fix it. kyung lah met somebody who is doing something about it. >> reporter: in his garage, garcia is waiting to fi
>> help find ben and henry cleary. and there is over 6,000 hits today. this is where we're posting all the updates. we're on it 24 hours a day, posting updates, new pictures and clues about where they might be. and there is also a twitter. and i believe -- is that up? >> do you know the address? i'll make sure, i put it out on twitter, as well, and i'll put it on facebook, as well, all right? >> and i'll give the twitter address, in just a second. >> so dan, it is...
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ben would have been sitting right here on this carpet with me. so when the kids bring it up that my friend ben died, i had to do the attendance, we have attendance sign in pages for the parents. they have to sign them in and out. as i was putting them in the box last night, the first grade page had ben's name on it. i thought, this is going to be hanging on the hall wall with his name on it, and he wouldn't be signed in. so i printed it with his name off. and when i talked to the pastor about it, it really hit me, i erased his name. >> this one says charlotte is safe. >> yes. that was for charlotte who went here. >> charlotte was 6 years old. another card reads in part you're not alone. vogelman says she felt pride, a strength she saw in her sunday school children. >> i've been working with kids my whole adult life. they're my kids, they're my kids. people on facebook are like, i'm so glad your kids are okay. i'm offyously very kids that my kids are not okay, but my kids are not okay, my kids died, that's how everyone feels in newtown. sorry. the
ben would have been sitting right here on this carpet with me. so when the kids bring it up that my friend ben died, i had to do the attendance, we have attendance sign in pages for the parents. they have to sign them in and out. as i was putting them in the box last night, the first grade page had ben's name on it. i thought, this is going to be hanging on the hall wall with his name on it, and he wouldn't be signed in. so i printed it with his name off. and when i talked to the pastor about...
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they sold off thousands of treasures confiscated from former president ben ali who went into exile two years ago. look at that jewelry. items for sale, more than 30 high-end cars. you see the jewelry there. also rare art. a stuffed jaguar among the things sold. and even dvds like "mr. and mrs. smith" starring brad pitt. did we mention it is all for a good cause? the funds raised will assist social programs in tanesia. >>> remember the rocket launch in south korea? it had the capability of traveling 6,000 miles. that means woun could reach the united states. that's according to officials with south korea's defense ministry based on a part they recovered from one of the rocket's boosters. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta said that he's confident if north korea were to ever launch a missile at the united states, the u.s. military could guard against it. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decong
they sold off thousands of treasures confiscated from former president ben ali who went into exile two years ago. look at that jewelry. items for sale, more than 30 high-end cars. you see the jewelry there. also rare art. a stuffed jaguar among the things sold. and even dvds like "mr. and mrs. smith" starring brad pitt. did we mention it is all for a good cause? the funds raised will assist social programs in tanesia. >>> remember the rocket launch in south korea? it had the...
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my friend ben died. my friend charlotte died. so we prayed. we prayed. we probably prayed more than we've ever prayed before. and then some of them prayed for their mom and dad, and some of them prayed for butterflies because they're all at different places. >> again, just a small sampling of some of the conversation we were having. i'll show that later tonight on your show, anderson. one of the other points she wanted to make about what was happening with her today is that she really felt strongly that what is helping her, some of the other teachers, and even some of the children get through all of this is the fact that they've been receiving an outpouring of support from all over the country. and strangely enough, even some of the young children are feeling that. some of the children that knew about what had happened said they knew they were getting words of encouragement from as far away places as south america and south africa. so those were some of the positive things that happened, but there was a lot of emotion there in that classroom today. ander
my friend ben died. my friend charlotte died. so we prayed. we prayed. we probably prayed more than we've ever prayed before. and then some of them prayed for their mom and dad, and some of them prayed for butterflies because they're all at different places. >> again, just a small sampling of some of the conversation we were having. i'll show that later tonight on your show, anderson. one of the other points she wanted to make about what was happening with her today is that she really...
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let me start with you, ben since you're sitting right beside me. that was a big issue and this has been a contentious debate and the white house has been taking it on the chin over what happened in libya, and it seemed to some that either the vice president wasn't sure of his semantics when he said we didn't know they needed more security or it seemed to others he knew that the white house didn't have that information right away, but it's all about the optics. how did they come off last night on this very critical foreign policy issue. >> that struck me as biden's worst moment, and i don't know if joe biden personally knew about barackbama, and there had been a hearing the previous day which was very clear that the state department knew and it is not clear what joe biden talked about there and you see ryan and that was the one moment where it seemed to me that was unclear with the statement. a amy, was that fair to jump all over this that anybody who brings a gun to a building to a building and could be called a terrorist, and it was whether it was
let me start with you, ben since you're sitting right beside me. that was a big issue and this has been a contentious debate and the white house has been taking it on the chin over what happened in libya, and it seemed to some that either the vice president wasn't sure of his semantics when he said we didn't know they needed more security or it seemed to others he knew that the white house didn't have that information right away, but it's all about the optics. how did they come off last night...
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it's all about the ben mince, as they say. >> all about the ben mince, baby, but there is some gray work. as it happening, last night stephen colbert announced he'll run for office. so supposedly signing over his super pac to comedy central's jon stewart. here's the exchange they had with a former government lawyer. >> now that i have the super pac, can i run ads supporting stephen colbert, who i believe in very deeply, perhaps attacking his potential opponents? >> i don't believe in it at all -- >> yes, you can, as long as you do not coordinate. >> oh, that's interesting. >> can i legally hire stephen's current super pac staff to produce these ads that will be in no way coordinated with stephen? >> yes. as long as they have no knowledge of stephen's plans. >>> okay. joe johns. really? what's the deal.
it's all about the ben mince, as they say. >> all about the ben mince, baby, but there is some gray work. as it happening, last night stephen colbert announced he'll run for office. so supposedly signing over his super pac to comedy central's jon stewart. here's the exchange they had with a former government lawyer. >> now that i have the super pac, can i run ads supporting stephen colbert, who i believe in very deeply, perhaps attacking his potential opponents? >> i don't...
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ben bernanke speaking. when he speaks we listen. talk to me about interest rate rates. >> that is where interest rates will remain until 2014. that's been no change. the one thing investors were focusing on is what the fed is going to say about whether or not it would put more stimulus into the economy. nothing was announced. what we like to look at is the language. language kind of changed from what it said in june to what it said today. what it said in june is it's prepared to take further action as appropriate. kind of soft. softer than what they came out with today. they said they will provide additional accommodation to promote a stronger, economic recovery. they are coming out much firmer on the stance as to whether or not they will go ahead with any stimulus. didn't see much market reaction to that. that is certainly something that caught our attention. what it really remeans is the f wants to put it out there and act. it wants to wait until it gets a few more jobs report. the fed will meet again on september 12 and 13. they
ben bernanke speaking. when he speaks we listen. talk to me about interest rate rates. >> that is where interest rates will remain until 2014. that's been no change. the one thing investors were focusing on is what the fed is going to say about whether or not it would put more stimulus into the economy. nothing was announced. what we like to look at is the language. language kind of changed from what it said in june to what it said today. what it said in june is it's prepared to take...
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cnn's ben weedman is in syria and spoke to a rebel commander who sees a major battle happening soon. >> reporter: this commander of the free syrian army is telling us they are reinforcing their fighters in and around aleppo trying to bring in as much ammunition and weaponry as possible in anticipation of the arrival in aleppo of two large columns, one headed from the mediterranean coast and another coming from the direction of damascus. clearly the syrian army far outguns the rebels and the concern is that we are really on the verge of a major government counteroffensive to win back control of aleppo, syria's biggest city and its commercial hub. of course the concern among syrian officials in damascus is that if aleppo falls, that's really the end of the game. >> both the rebels and syrian forces say they're causing large numbers of casualties from street fighting and sniper fire and shelling. we've also seen syrian military helicopters and fighter jets patrolling the skies over aleppo this weekend. >>> next, cnn's david mckenzie gives us the back story of his reporting on the deadly
cnn's ben weedman is in syria and spoke to a rebel commander who sees a major battle happening soon. >> reporter: this commander of the free syrian army is telling us they are reinforcing their fighters in and around aleppo trying to bring in as much ammunition and weaponry as possible in anticipation of the arrival in aleppo of two large columns, one headed from the mediterranean coast and another coming from the direction of damascus. clearly the syrian army far outguns the rebels and...
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. >> reporter: take ben stiller. he gets attention for his foundation stiller strong by producing hilarious videos. >> matt damon, he claimed water. how do you claim water? aqua man? >> reporter: consider this. damon talks about water on youtube, 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman -- viral. damon says his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there's a lot of kind of low-hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people that we can help. >> reporter: do you see a solution in your lifetime? >> yes, we do. in fact, that's why we're here. >> alina cho joins me now from new york. alina, how many people in countries as water.org been able to help? >> reporter: it's pretty extraordinary. water.org actually has active programs in 11 countries. matt damon tells me they've helped 1 million people so far around the world get affordable loans. and he says this whole idea of water credit, so giving people affordable loans so they can get a faucet, they can get a toilet, is really working. they don't have
. >> reporter: take ben stiller. he gets attention for his foundation stiller strong by producing hilarious videos. >> matt damon, he claimed water. how do you claim water? aqua man? >> reporter: consider this. damon talks about water on youtube, 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman -- viral. damon says his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there's a lot of kind of low-hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people that we can help. >>...
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our ben wedeman narrowly escaped a attack while he was reporting in aleppo and he's going to share his story, next. take the money. i'm not taking your money. besides i get great gas mileage. what's that? it's eassist. helps the engine run really efficiently. it captures energy that assists the engine... so i'm never guzzling gas. oh -- that's hippie talk. it's called technology dad... here take two dollars. take the money. [ male announcer ] the all new 37 mpg highway chevy malibu eco. from conserving fuel, to the technology that makes it happen. chevy runs deep. trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day, block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> ten minutes before the top of the hour. both sides
our ben wedeman narrowly escaped a attack while he was reporting in aleppo and he's going to share his story, next. take the money. i'm not taking your money. besides i get great gas mileage. what's that? it's eassist. helps the engine run really efficiently. it captures energy that assists the engine... so i'm never guzzling gas. oh -- that's hippie talk. it's called technology dad... here take two dollars. take the money. [ male announcer ] the all new 37 mpg highway chevy malibu eco. from...
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ben wedeman is on the ground there. he's on the phone right now. ben, tell us more. >> reporter: yes, it's been a fairly loud afternoon in gaza city, particularly picked up after news spread of the bus attack in tel aviv. in fact about 35 to 40 minutes after that attack happened, a very loud explosion went off right in front of our office. here it is. >> reporter: this evening we've always been hearing a fair amount of artillery in this area as well, sort of coming from the south going to the north towards the northern suburbs of gaza city. if you recall, last night yesterday evening gaza time at this time we were talking about the very good possibility of a cease-fire. even though u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is in cairo now trying to push forward a cease-fire, we're not cease anything here in gaza that could be described as a cease-fire. >> christiane amanpour had a intervause with khalid michel. she says the bottom line is they're not claiming responsibility, but they're praising it must be saying it must be revenge for the dalo famil
ben wedeman is on the ground there. he's on the phone right now. ben, tell us more. >> reporter: yes, it's been a fairly loud afternoon in gaza city, particularly picked up after news spread of the bus attack in tel aviv. in fact about 35 to 40 minutes after that attack happened, a very loud explosion went off right in front of our office. here it is. >> reporter: this evening we've always been hearing a fair amount of artillery in this area as well, sort of coming from the south...
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so, lisa, just caught you talking with senator ben nelson of nebraska. here's what he said. >> if we don't have a deal within the next 24 hours, the question is where do you buy a parachute? looks like we'll be going over the cliff. because the closer we get to the end, the less likely it is you're going to be able to compress an agreement into place that will have enough votes to pass. >> compress is probably a nicer word, ram it through is probably what is going to have to happen in order to -- listen, he just said 24 hours, lisa, to reach an agreement. let's say that happens. maybe some kind of deal at the white house today. what would the mechanics of rushing the deal through congress and getting it passed into law in the next few days, give me those mechanics. >> okay. let's break it down so people are really clear on how this could possibly happen. there are some hurdles that congress would have to get passed, some they set up themselves. the first, the house has a 72-hour rule, they have to have bills printed, 72 hours before they vote on them. bu
so, lisa, just caught you talking with senator ben nelson of nebraska. here's what he said. >> if we don't have a deal within the next 24 hours, the question is where do you buy a parachute? looks like we'll be going over the cliff. because the closer we get to the end, the less likely it is you're going to be able to compress an agreement into place that will have enough votes to pass. >> compress is probably a nicer word, ram it through is probably what is going to have to happen...
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ben, thanks for joining us. it is said they have killed one of israel's leading experts. >> israeli defense forces are claiming they killed in that strike which left 11 people dead, including women and children, that they killed a man who they say is one of the senior commanders of hamas' rocket unit. however, we have been speaking to our sources here. we spoke to people in the neighborhood, and frankly they've never heard of this man. so it's not altogether clear whether this man had anything to do with or who he is, even, at all. so it's all rather confusing at the moment. what does seem to be clear is that israel is starting to focus on after-effects of jabadi, who is the leader of hamas' military wing, it seems they are focusing on his subordinates throughout the gaza strip. another senior commander in hamas' military wing was killed in gaza today, so that may be an indication that israel is starting to focus not so much on the infrastructure, the buildings, but also the leaders of hamas. gary? >> i just men
ben, thanks for joining us. it is said they have killed one of israel's leading experts. >> israeli defense forces are claiming they killed in that strike which left 11 people dead, including women and children, that they killed a man who they say is one of the senior commanders of hamas' rocket unit. however, we have been speaking to our sources here. we spoke to people in the neighborhood, and frankly they've never heard of this man. so it's not altogether clear whether this man had...
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my friend ben died. my friend charlotte died." so we prayed. we prayed -- we probably prayed more than we've ever prayed before. >> reporter: vogelman knew there would be anxiety among the children and their parents. she saw both. >> we were a little worried, there were kids, their parents had said that they didn't want to come to class because, again, it's like a school, and they were worried. and the first grade class, one girl didn't want to come because ben wouldn't be there. so there was a lot of anxiety. ben would have been sitting right here on this carpet with me. so, you know, when the kids bring it up that "my friend ben died," i had to do the taepdance. we have attendance sign-in pages. as i was putting them in the boxes last night, the first grade page had ben's name on it. and i remember thinking, this is going to be hanging in the hall, and his name's not going to be signed in. i didn't know if i should leave his name on there or take it off. so i printed one out with it off. and as i was going up to ask pastor kathy, i started cr
my friend ben died. my friend charlotte died." so we prayed. we prayed -- we probably prayed more than we've ever prayed before. >> reporter: vogelman knew there would be anxiety among the children and their parents. she saw both. >> we were a little worried, there were kids, their parents had said that they didn't want to come to class because, again, it's like a school, and they were worried. and the first grade class, one girl didn't want to come because ben wouldn't be...
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ben was 5. what do you remember happening around you? >> screaming, tons of screaming. >> reporter: josh was 6. >> he came in, and he shot all the way around and the next thing i remember i was just getting up and running as fast as i could that way. >> reporter: the boys survived, but were never the same emotionally. >> i didn't live a normal childhood. in no means did i have a normal childhood. >> reporter: the shooter, buford furrow, had robbed them of their security. when you were dropped off at school, you wondered am i safe? >> yes. >> reporter: for how long? >> probably through middle school. >> if we heard helicopters, sirens, loud noises, anything that would startle me, the house was on lockdown. >> reporter: so you would go around and lock the doors. >>locked every door, locked every window. >> reporter: why did you lock every door and window? >> the closest i could feel to safe. >> reporter: they're among the few who experienced what the connecticut children have experienced. >> the pictures of the kids being taken out and sta
ben was 5. what do you remember happening around you? >> screaming, tons of screaming. >> reporter: josh was 6. >> he came in, and he shot all the way around and the next thing i remember i was just getting up and running as fast as i could that way. >> reporter: the boys survived, but were never the same emotionally. >> i didn't live a normal childhood. in no means did i have a normal childhood. >> reporter: the shooter, buford furrow, had robbed them of...
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>> ben wedeman in cairo. ben, thank you very much. >>> back here at home federal investigators say a chicago teen who wanted to kill americans in a terrorist attack is behind bars this morn. they say the 18-year-old unsuccess employ tried to detonate a car bomb in front of a downtown chicago bar friday night. his arrest followed an undercover investigation spanning several months. a preliminary hearing now set for tomorrow. >>> also in chicago, today could bring an end to the week-long teachers strike. they're set to vote today whether to end the walkout that's crippled the nation's third largest school district. the union has reached a tentative agreement with the school board. both sides are optimistic that the students will get back to class tomorrow but they stress a final deal is still in the works. >>> google has refused to remove the video that has fueled protests around the world despite a request from the white house. so we're taking a look at free speech and what google is required to do under the l
>> ben wedeman in cairo. ben, thank you very much. >>> back here at home federal investigators say a chicago teen who wanted to kill americans in a terrorist attack is behind bars this morn. they say the 18-year-old unsuccess employ tried to detonate a car bomb in front of a downtown chicago bar friday night. his arrest followed an undercover investigation spanning several months. a preliminary hearing now set for tomorrow. >>> also in chicago, today could bring an end...
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ben has not gone back. and in fact when we asked him to go back with us now 13 years ago, he decline edeclined. it was too hard for him. for josh it was important to go back and reclaim that territory. but for ben it was too much. >> is it more difficult for very young kids to deal with this kind of trauma and tragedy if they don't understand what they have seen or it is a very basic simple understanding of what they have seen. >> you know, it is interesting. this age, 5 or 6, which is how old these men were and how old the connecticut kids are, is a particularly vulnerable age. they're old enough to understand what happened. josh was lying in his hospital bed when an image of the shooter came on and he said to his dad, that's the man who shot me, right? he knew what was going on. but he wasn't completely old enough to understand that he was safe. so he felt unsafe in his own home. so this is a particularly tough age. >> all right. elizabeth cohen, thanks so much. so many people, so many unanswered question
ben has not gone back. and in fact when we asked him to go back with us now 13 years ago, he decline edeclined. it was too hard for him. for josh it was important to go back and reclaim that territory. but for ben it was too much. >> is it more difficult for very young kids to deal with this kind of trauma and tragedy if they don't understand what they have seen or it is a very basic simple understanding of what they have seen. >> you know, it is interesting. this age, 5 or 6, which...
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. >> reporter: ben, who represents drone makers, says the industry will be a big job creator in coming years, generating tens of billions of dollars. but even proponents admit these new technologies raise obvious concerns. chief among them is safety. >> remotely piloted aircraft entering into the airspace has the potential to negatively affect safety. could cause an accident. could cause damage to one of our cargo planes, one of our passenger planes. it could be disastrous. so we need to make sure that this is done right. >> reporter: among other things, commercial airline pilots want drones and their operators to go through a certification and training process similar to what they're required to do. >> if you're going to super the airspace, everything you do in the airspace needs to be safe. >> reporter: it's these concerns the new faa regulations will address. athena jones, cnn, washington. >>> all right, in a little less than four hours, the conservative political action conference in washington, d.c., will announce the results of a straw poll on its choice for the gop presidential
. >> reporter: ben, who represents drone makers, says the industry will be a big job creator in coming years, generating tens of billions of dollars. but even proponents admit these new technologies raise obvious concerns. chief among them is safety. >> remotely piloted aircraft entering into the airspace has the potential to negatively affect safety. could cause an accident. could cause damage to one of our cargo planes, one of our passenger planes. it could be disastrous. so we...
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ben wedeman, cnn, cairo. >>> ben, thank you, to florida, george zimmerman must report back to jail tomorrow afternoon. he plead not guilty to the second-degree murder. now the judge says zimmerman play tamt lie lied to him about how much money he had and was reaping the benefits of the low bond. he had thousands of dollars in a paypal account but pretended to be poor and recorded phone conversations with his wife to prove that. >>> a convicted a parolee has been found mauled. he was reported missing last week and police believed he was dead before he was attacked and dragged from his car. they found drug-related items and a bottle of liquor inside the car. the bear has been captured. >>> the race for the white house is getting too close to call. in the latest cnn polling mitt romney has cut president obama's lead to three points. it was nine points in cnn's last poll in april. most on voters' minds, the economy. it's a dead heat with 45% of those polled believing their man can fix what ails the economy. one-fourth of those polled say they can still change their mind before november, and the
ben wedeman, cnn, cairo. >>> ben, thank you, to florida, george zimmerman must report back to jail tomorrow afternoon. he plead not guilty to the second-degree murder. now the judge says zimmerman play tamt lie lied to him about how much money he had and was reaping the benefits of the low bond. he had thousands of dollars in a paypal account but pretended to be poor and recorded phone conversations with his wife to prove that. >>> a convicted a parolee has been found mauled....
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ben wheatman, aleppo, syria. >> ben continues to do great work out of syria. the revolt against the president has been going on now for 17 months. the u.n. says 17,000 people have been killed. the opposition, though, puts the death toll at more than 20,000. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. i tell mike what i can spend. i do my best to make that work. we're driving safely. and sue saved money on brakes. now that's personal pricing. . >>> just three more days of olympics action left and some big events are being decided today. but don't blink or you might miss it. the fastest man in the world hit the track in the 200 meert dash. jamaica is in the spotlight here. bolt and johan blake are expected to lead the pack. if bolt wins, he'll be the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meter races in two straight olympics. that's something to watch. and the ladies of the u.s. soccer out for revenge after a hea
ben wheatman, aleppo, syria. >> ben continues to do great work out of syria. the revolt against the president has been going on now for 17 months. the u.n. says 17,000 people have been killed. the opposition, though, puts the death toll at more than 20,000. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. i tell mike what i can spend. i do my...
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ben filed this report. take a look. >> reporter: about 3:20 in the afternoon we heard three large explosions. we saw a great big ball of flame coming out of the third floor. it appears to have been an israeli air strike. this is a building that contains the offices of a television station affiliated with the hamas movement. it also was hit the day before. apparently people in the building did get a phone call from the israeli military, telling them to leave. now, we did see at least one man being taken out on a stretcher, by the ambulance services, that man was severely burned. we subsequently learned that he in fact was dead. they're still looking inside if there is anybody else who survived or was killed in the bombing and, of course, trying to put out the fire. >> that was a report from ben wedeman earlier. and ben wedeman joins me right now. that strike killed one member of islamic jihad according to israel and palestinian forces here. >> yes. and one other person apparently a christian store owner died
ben filed this report. take a look. >> reporter: about 3:20 in the afternoon we heard three large explosions. we saw a great big ball of flame coming out of the third floor. it appears to have been an israeli air strike. this is a building that contains the offices of a television station affiliated with the hamas movement. it also was hit the day before. apparently people in the building did get a phone call from the israeli military, telling them to leave. now, we did see at least one...
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cnn's ben wedeman is in cairo. ben, everyone's safe now? >> yes, carol, everyone is safe at this point. what we've been told by senior officials in the southern sinai is that they are in police custody, they have been taken to a hotel. earlier we had spoken to a bedouin sheikh who had been in contact with the kidnappers and he assured us that they were being treated well, they weren't being harmed. in fact, they were being treated in his words in a friendly way. this does underscore the fact that when kidnappings have taken place in the sinai before, the people are held, treated fairly well. they were these two young americans in their early 30s, were hold only for about 24 hours and they are now safe and have been released and are in police custody. carol? >> ben wedeman reporting live from cairo this morning. >>> now to syria, state television says the regime has freed 500 anti-government protesters, but president assad's forces reportedly are attacking the town of houla again with rockets and mortars. opposition activists say the shellin
cnn's ben wedeman is in cairo. ben, everyone's safe now? >> yes, carol, everyone is safe at this point. what we've been told by senior officials in the southern sinai is that they are in police custody, they have been taken to a hotel. earlier we had spoken to a bedouin sheikh who had been in contact with the kidnappers and he assured us that they were being treated well, they weren't being harmed. in fact, they were being treated in his words in a friendly way. this does underscore the...
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our cnn contributor and republican strategy and ben glebe, actor and comedian. you are going to become a regular here. >> i'm excited. >> we didn't have a 10:00 show, because we had to do romney and obama again, both of you -- >> you are getting me started early. only so much revealing i want obama and romney to continue doing. i think -- i think they have been revealed enough, okay? >> and you want a real honest picture of somebody, aski the people close to them, who will reveal all their dirty secrets on television. >> "saturday night live" says good-bye to fred armistead and hello to jay pharoah. >> now, i know i'm not perfect. i'm just -- i'm aloof. ah, i'm overconfident. >> all right, so, ben, you're a comedian. did he do better than fred? >> i think his voice more accurate. but believe it or not, his face doesn't look anywhere near as obama like. i don't think they can meld the two. keep fred's face and use haroldharoljay's voice. >> what do you think? >> i don't know if he does better than fred, but he does better than obama he seems to connect and have r
our cnn contributor and republican strategy and ben glebe, actor and comedian. you are going to become a regular here. >> i'm excited. >> we didn't have a 10:00 show, because we had to do romney and obama again, both of you -- >> you are getting me started early. only so much revealing i want obama and romney to continue doing. i think -- i think they have been revealed enough, okay? >> and you want a real honest picture of somebody, aski the people close to them, who...
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. >> reporter: take ben stiller. he gets attention for his foundation stiller strong by producing hilarious videos. >> matt damon, he claimed water. how do you claim water? >> no, no, no. >> reporter: consider this, damon talks about water on youtube, 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman. ♪ viral. damon says his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there is a lot of kind of low hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people that we can help. >> reporter: do you see a solution in your lifetime? >> yes, we do. in fact, that's why we're here. >> ailelina cho, thank you for that. if you want to help or get more information about water.org, go to cnn.com/impact. >>> former president george h.w. bush seems to be getting a little better after spending christmas in a houston hospital. doctors thought the 88-year-old would be able to go home, but he developed a fever. a spokesman tells cnn the former president has slightly improved. he was hospitalized in late november for bronchitis. doctors say t
. >> reporter: take ben stiller. he gets attention for his foundation stiller strong by producing hilarious videos. >> matt damon, he claimed water. how do you claim water? >> no, no, no. >> reporter: consider this, damon talks about water on youtube, 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman. ♪ viral. damon says his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there is a lot of kind of low hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people that we can...
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but ben is in colorado. ben, thank you so much for joining us. you managed the unmanned aircraft program for the mesa county, colorado, sheriff's office. >> yes. >> let me think. what do you think about this argument that these drones pose a threat to a person's personal privacy? personally, i would like to have one but i wouldn't want this thing flying over my house. >> well, you know, do they present a threat to privacy? part of that answer is yes and part of that answer is no, that's pretty over exaggerated. >> what do you mean by that? tell me. >> what i mean by that from a law enforcement perspective i've been watching the show so far as we come up to this. i'm thinking about it and thinking if -- i think you made a couple of comments spying on an ex-wife and that kind of thing. that was the situation for me. i would lose my job and shame my family and, you know, i'd be kind of the black sheep of my professional community. >> but the reason i was asking that is because private citizens can buy these and if you're even a private investigators
but ben is in colorado. ben, thank you so much for joining us. you managed the unmanned aircraft program for the mesa county, colorado, sheriff's office. >> yes. >> let me think. what do you think about this argument that these drones pose a threat to a person's personal privacy? personally, i would like to have one but i wouldn't want this thing flying over my house. >> well, you know, do they present a threat to privacy? part of that answer is yes and part of that answer is...
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why ben & jerry are saying sorry to basketball phenom jeremy lin. >>> the oscars are not the only major black tie event tonight. president obama and fist lady are hosting the governors at the white house. one governor, though, won't be there, arizona's governor jan brewer. turns out the deep water horizon oil spill won't begin -- the trial won't begin until after tomorrow. it is now set for next monday. that's march 5th. if the settlement isn't reached, a judge will have to decide civil liability and to what extent for the disaster. >>> and ben & jerry's is apologizing for using fortune cookies in the jeremy lin inspired taste, linsanity. they intended to do this in a way to honor the harvard grad, not offend him. now they're using waffle cones instead. >>> talk about being lucky in vegas. a marine just killing time at a casino won more than $2.8 million. a couple of days before he hit the jackpot, he found out he was accepted as a bone marrow donor for an anonymous patient. he calls this karma. corporal alexander joins me live from baltimore. he stopped counting his money long enough t
why ben & jerry are saying sorry to basketball phenom jeremy lin. >>> the oscars are not the only major black tie event tonight. president obama and fist lady are hosting the governors at the white house. one governor, though, won't be there, arizona's governor jan brewer. turns out the deep water horizon oil spill won't begin -- the trial won't begin until after tomorrow. it is now set for next monday. that's march 5th. if the settlement isn't reached, a judge will have to decide...
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ben wedeman, cnn, rome. >>> all right. this is the final print edition of "newsweek." it hits the stands today. the cover reflects of the end of an era and the power of the digital revolution. this is a black and white photo showing the magazine's manhattan office building as part of the new york city skyline. the headline read reads #lastprintissue. ne"newsweek" is an online only publication next month. >>> they're not your average christmas carols. we'll show you how this group is putting an irish twist on traditional songs. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. >>> the irish music group celtic woman came together back in 2004 for what was supposed to be a one-night show. the sound took off, and eight years later with multi-platinum albums they're releasing the second christmas album called "home for christmas." we ca
ben wedeman, cnn, rome. >>> all right. this is the final print edition of "newsweek." it hits the stands today. the cover reflects of the end of an era and the power of the digital revolution. this is a black and white photo showing the magazine's manhattan office building as part of the new york city skyline. the headline read reads #lastprintissue. ne"newsweek" is an online only publication next month. >>> they're not your average christmas carols. we'll...
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we will have ben's back story on how he made it out. i am not a vegetarian... look at these teeth! they're made for meat! do i look like i'm stalking plants? [ male announcer ] most dry foods add plant protein, like gluten but iams never adds gluten. iams adds 50% more animal protein, yum! [ male announcer ] ...a naturally complete protein source. look at this body! under this shiny coat is a lean, mean purring machine [ male announcer ] iams. not just food, nutrition for life. i'm an iams cat. feed me what i'm born to eat. meow. i'm an iams cat. feed me what i'm born to eat. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. >>> welcome back, everyone. syrian activists say that 115 pe
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. >> let's turn now to cnn's ben wedeman in cairo. 224 people injured so far? >> reporter: yes. that's right. and in fact, the number is probably likely to rise. right now, i'm hearing a lot of shouting and there were just a moment ago a lot of teargas being fired in the street. right next to the american embassy. and this is really been going on all day long. and what we have seen in the last hour is that the security forces have pulled back closer to the area immediately around the american embassy. now, we had a chance to speak with some of those protest earls. many of them blaming directly president obama for this current uproar. >> translator: our demand is that president barack obama appears and makes an official apology to all islamic nations. that is our right. we also want the tape burned and all those involved in insulting the prophet punished. >> translator: this is a mark of shame to mohammed morsi. he should expel the ambassador and pull the egyptian ambassador from america. that's the least he should do after what they did in america. >> reporter: and tomorrow, the
. >> let's turn now to cnn's ben wedeman in cairo. 224 people injured so far? >> reporter: yes. that's right. and in fact, the number is probably likely to rise. right now, i'm hearing a lot of shouting and there were just a moment ago a lot of teargas being fired in the street. right next to the american embassy. and this is really been going on all day long. and what we have seen in the last hour is that the security forces have pulled back closer to the area immediately around...
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ben stein, welcome. welcome back. >> always a pleasure. >> so in defining who he is, what he would do when elected, is that challenge number one for mitt romney tonight? >> i think it is. i think, well, two challenges, one, explain to people that three and a half to four years is long enough for president obama's policies to work. they haven't worked. so something is wrong. and mr. obama doesn't have a clue about how to fix it or change it. two, mr. romney has to put forward a program which says in detail what i'll do. look, when reagan was running in '80 and again in '84, he had an extremely detailed, specific set of plans, programs,principles. we're not seeing that from mr. romney. a few generalities, but i want to see some specifics and i want him to connect each one up with how many jobs it is going to give us. >> you're looking for specifics tonight. what about, though, as you mentioned the economy, what about the battle for the middle class? you have joe biden as -- let me just play this clip in ca
ben stein, welcome. welcome back. >> always a pleasure. >> so in defining who he is, what he would do when elected, is that challenge number one for mitt romney tonight? >> i think it is. i think, well, two challenges, one, explain to people that three and a half to four years is long enough for president obama's policies to work. they haven't worked. so something is wrong. and mr. obama doesn't have a clue about how to fix it or change it. two, mr. romney has to put forward a...